Improvement in wood pavements



Patented Feb. 13, 1872.

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DAVID C. REEVES, OF WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

IMPROVEMENT IN WOOD PAVEMENTS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 123,728, dated February 13, 1872.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DAVID C. REEVES, of Washington, in the District of Columbia, have invented an Improved l/Vood Pavement; and I hereby declare the following to be a full and er act description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying' drawing forming part of this specification,` in which- Figure I is a plan; Fig. 2, a transverse vertical section of the pavement; and Figs. 3 and 4, transverse vertical sections of the blocks B B, showing diiierent methods of constructin g said blocks.

Similar letters of reference in the accompanying drawing denote thesame parts.

The object of this invention is to improve -the construction of wood pavements to this Acertain rows ot' blocks, as shown in the drawing, said strips extending crosswise of the street, and being set upon edge on the board foundation, their upper surface coming about two inches below the top of the blocks B B1, 82e. The space between said blocks above the strips is filled in with tar and sand or other composition usually adopted for similar purposes. The peculiarity of my pavement is that the rows of blocks between the spacing are of double thickness, and are laid as shown in Fig. l-that is to say, commencing at one end of arow, I lay two blocks, B B, in contact with-each other and transverse to the street. I then lay a key-block, B1, at right angles with the block B B, and touching their ends; I then place two more blocks, B B, on the other side of the key-block; then another block, B2, which may or may not be a key-block then two moreblocks, B B; then a block, B1; then two more, B B; then another, B2, and so on till the row is complete; the gutter being of `course made of the usual form. Having thus side of the blocks B B1 B2 and nail them tov the key-blocks B1 B1. This completes a single row, and I then proceed to the next row, laying the blocks in precisely the same manner, but arranging those which are longitudinal to the street so that they will break joints with similar blocks in the adjacent rows, and so on till the pavement is completed. The pairs of blocks B B may be fitted together, as shown in Fig. 3, or as in Fig. 4, or in any other manner that may be preferred. The convenience and rapidity with which a pavement can be laid in this manner can hardly be appreciated by those who have not been practically e11- gaged in the business. The pavement is very solid and durable when laid, the blocks, keyblocks, strips, and concrete binding each other iirmly in place, and preventing any casual displacement of any of the parts. At the same time, when necessary, any part of the pavement can be conveniently taken up and relaid.

I am aware of the Nicholson patent, in which blocks B B and the strips C C, as shown and described.

DAVID C. REEVES.

Witnesses N. K. ELLswoRTH, M. CHURCH. 

